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Final Destination: Budapest
From 07:40 daily the timetable is arranged so that there is an hourly departure, with the service alternating between Railjets (the Austrian trains) and IC/EC trains (the Hungarian trains).
The Railjets typically depart in the odd hours, with the IC/EC trains leaving in the even hours.
Aside from the fact that the Railjets convey restaurant cars and the IC/EC trains don't, there is little difference in the on-board experience, the Hungarian national rail operator MAV tends to use its most modern trains on this route.
The first train of the day is the 'Wiener Walzer' EuroNight train which will be heading to Budapest from Zurich/Muncben
It has 2nd class seats in compartments.
1 x train per hour
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 6 months ahead of the travel date
It is the demand per departure which impacts on ticket prices, rather than the type of train providing the service.
So on this route, the smarter Railjet trains can be cheaper than the D trains (EC trains) and vice versa.
During the day the timetable is arranged so that in most hours there will be a Raijet train or D train departing, so if you need to depart or arrive at specific times, it won't particularly which type of train you will be travelling by.
Though if it doesn't particularly matter which time of day you will be travelling at, it can pay off to search through the departures to find the cheaper tickets; particularly if you will be booking less than a month ahead.
OBB's online booking service doesn't have a 'direct trains' or 'fast trains' filter, but avoid the journeys involving REX trains.
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
---|---|---|
OBB | from €14 | |
Happy rail | from €14 | |
Trainline | from €14 | |
MAV | * |
Final Destination: Budapest (or Beograd)
Eight of the daily departures are Austrian Railjet trains and three are are Hungarian 'D' trains - which can also be listed as EC trains.
The final train of the day from Vienna/Wien to Gyor is a EuroNight train heading to Buccuresti - it conveys 2nd class seats.
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